Portuguese court confirms dismissal when initial petition is insufficient and judge only discovers defect during summary hearing.
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AI generatedThe Tribunal da Relação do Porto confirmed the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claim due to a deficient initial petition. The plaintiff argued for the right to sue, but the defendant contended the filing lacked essential elements required by law. The court ruled that because the judge only identified the procedural defect during the summary hearing rather than before, the claim was properly rejected.
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OfficialPETIÇÃO INICIAL PETIÇÃO DEFICIENTE CONHECIMENTO NO SANEADOR ABSOLVIÇÃO DO PEDIDO
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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 07/20/1993 [Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00014986 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199506209311258 [PRIVACIDADE] 1 [PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 245/92 [TEXTO INTEGRAL] N [TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J VALE CAMBRA [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/9155D82F592DAA2B8025686B0066ADA3?OpenDocument
SUMÁRIO I - Se a petição inicial for inconcludente ou inadequada
à configuração do direito e o juiz só no saneador, e não antes, se aperceber da deficiência, a pretensão do autor improcede e o réu será absolvido do pedido.